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No fault found in probe
by DA of Anderson death
By MARY DURUSAU
Journal Staff Writer
A Caddo district attorney's investiga-tion
into the apparent suicide of Jerry
Lee Anderson, who died after jumping
from an eighth floor room at LSU
Hosptial, has concluded that Anderson's
death was not the fault of law enforce-ment
officials.
But Caddo Parish Police Juror
Donald Aytch, unsatisfied that "all the
questions have been answered," has
asked for an NAACP and FBI investiga-tion
into Anderson's death.
Anderson jumped out of an eighth
floor window at LSU Jan. 24, falling
seven floors and landing on the roof of
the first floor. He died several days
later.
The 17-year-old had turned himself
into police for the robberies of two First
National Bank branches in December
and January. Anderson had been at
Caddo Correctional Institute before
being transferred to the hospital for
tests after suffering from seizures.
Caddo District Attorney Paul
Carmouche sent a letter to the Police
Jury concerning his investigation of
Anderson's death. The district attorney
said he based his conclusion on reports
submitted by the Caddo Paish sheriff's
department, the police department and
LSU security police.
Carmouche concluded that An-derson's
death was an apparent suicide
and that no "parish agency or depart-ment
is at fault in the death of this
individual."
Aytch said the district attorney had
"done what we asked, but I feel he
depended on other agencies — the hos-pital,
the sheriff's department — and it
may be that they just submitted their
reports and not included all the in-formation."
Aytch has asked federal authorities
— who were involved in the investiga-tions
of the bank robberies for which
Anderson was charged — to check out
the possibility that Anderson's civil
rights were violated.
Declining to comment on specifics,
Aytch said he has heard rumors that
Anderson was beaten and raped while
at CCI. Considering Anderson's medical
problem, the possibility of medical neg-ligence
should also be explored, the
police juror added.
Anderson was being guarded by an
LSU security officer — standard pro-cedure
for CCI prisoners at the hospital
— at the time he jumped. A window in
the room had been opened for ventila-tion,
and Anderson walked over to the
window and jumped out head first,
police said.
A Bible and a note written by An-derson
were found in the room. The note
said he (Anderson) had violated the
Biblical commandment "thou shalt not
steal."

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No fault found in probe
by DA of Anderson death
By MARY DURUSAU
Journal Staff Writer
A Caddo district attorney's investiga-tion
into the apparent suicide of Jerry
Lee Anderson, who died after jumping
from an eighth floor room at LSU
Hosptial, has concluded that Anderson's
death was not the fault of law enforce-ment
officials.
But Caddo Parish Police Juror
Donald Aytch, unsatisfied that "all the
questions have been answered," has
asked for an NAACP and FBI investiga-tion
into Anderson's death.
Anderson jumped out of an eighth
floor window at LSU Jan. 24, falling
seven floors and landing on the roof of
the first floor. He died several days
later.
The 17-year-old had turned himself
into police for the robberies of two First
National Bank branches in December
and January. Anderson had been at
Caddo Correctional Institute before
being transferred to the hospital for
tests after suffering from seizures.
Caddo District Attorney Paul
Carmouche sent a letter to the Police
Jury concerning his investigation of
Anderson's death. The district attorney
said he based his conclusion on reports
submitted by the Caddo Paish sheriff's
department, the police department and
LSU security police.
Carmouche concluded that An-derson's
death was an apparent suicide
and that no "parish agency or depart-ment
is at fault in the death of this
individual."
Aytch said the district attorney had
"done what we asked, but I feel he
depended on other agencies — the hos-pital,
the sheriff's department — and it
may be that they just submitted their
reports and not included all the in-formation."
Aytch has asked federal authorities
— who were involved in the investiga-tions
of the bank robberies for which
Anderson was charged — to check out
the possibility that Anderson's civil
rights were violated.
Declining to comment on specifics,
Aytch said he has heard rumors that
Anderson was beaten and raped while
at CCI. Considering Anderson's medical
problem, the possibility of medical neg-ligence
should also be explored, the
police juror added.
Anderson was being guarded by an
LSU security officer — standard pro-cedure
for CCI prisoners at the hospital
— at the time he jumped. A window in
the room had been opened for ventila-tion,
and Anderson walked over to the
window and jumped out head first,
police said.
A Bible and a note written by An-derson
were found in the room. The note
said he (Anderson) had violated the
Biblical commandment "thou shalt not
steal."